Jill Scott Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I was reared in a Jehovah's Witness household. I was taught that every man should be judged by his deeds and not his color, and I firmly stand where my grandmother left me.”

“In order to grow emotionally and mentally, sometimes you have to grow physically as well. I'm just trying to grow, man, and always I just want to be the best and most confident me I can be.”

“A woman is more than the sum of her parts.”

“My grill is intended to be discreet. It's there because I enjoy jewelry.”

“Anytime you share life stories with other people, you know, you are acknowledging their humanity and kind of accessing some things about yourself, and other people start to expect things about themselves. It's kind of like a fellowship.”

“Africa doesn't leap on you immediately; it seeps slowly, and it's incredibly important to be respectful and humble there.”

“Heartbreak was the impetus to me writing poems and music in the first place.”

“I love foods that start in my cheeks and then vibrate up.”

“I see myself being a great-grandmother at my great-grandson's graduation from a school that has my name on it.”

“Seriously, in America there are more big, curvy girls than there are little girls, and men love us, too.”